Michael Pugliese is an economist with Wells Fargo Securities. Based in New York City, Michael covers the U.S. economy, with a primary focus on fiscal policy. He plays a lead role in producing the economics team’s U.S. and international interest rate forecasts. Michael also contributes to macro commentary on some major foreign economies. His work has been published in academic journals and cited by major media outlets such as The Wall Street Journal, Politico, and Bloomberg News. Michael’s contributions have been recognized in two books: The New York Times best seller The Kennedy Half-Century and Economic Modeling in the Post Great Recession Era.
Previously, Michael worked as a research analyst under Dr. Larry Sabato at the University of Virginia Center for Politics and was a presidential fellow at the Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress.
Michael graduated from the University of Virginia with a B.A. in economics and a second major in American government. He is currently pursuing his M.A. in economics at New York University